Aqu era el paraso / Here Was Paradise: Seleccin de poemas de Humberto Ak'abal /

Description: Aqu era el paraso / Here Was Paradise by Humberto Ak'abal, Amelia Lau Carling, Hugh Hazelton, Patricia Aldana A collection of poetry by one of the greatest Indigenous poets of the Americas about the vanished world of his childhood - that of the Maya Kiche. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A collection of poetry by one of the greatest Indigenous poets of the Americas about the vanished world of his childhood - that of the Maya Kiche.Aqu era el paraso/ Here Was Paradise is a selection of poems written by the great Maya poet Humberto Akabal. They evoke his childhood in and around the Maya Kiche village of Momostenango, Guatemala, and also describe his own role as a poet of the place.Akabal writes about children, and grandfathers, and mothers, and animals, and ghosts, and thwarted love, and fields, and rains, and poetry, and poverty, and death.The poetry was written for adults but can also be read and loved by young people, especially in this collection, beautifully illustrated by award-winning Guatemalan-American illustrator Amelia Lau Carling.Akabal is famous worldwide as one of the great contemporary poets in the Spanish language, and one of the greatest Indigenous poets of the Americas. Akabal first composed his poems in Kiche in his mind before writing them down in Spanish.Key Text Featuresforewordbiographical informationpoemstranslationCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.5Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.2Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.5Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot. Author Biography HUMBERTO AKABAL was born in the Maya Kiche village Momostenango in Guatemala in 1952. He worked as a blanket weaver (one of the activities for which Momostenango is renowned,) a shepherd, a sweeper, then a garment maker in a maquila in Guatemala City. When he was thirty-eight, he published his first book of poetry. Akabal is famous worldwide as one of the great contemporary poets in the Spanish language, and one of the greatest Indigenous poets of the Americas, having written over twenty-five books. He died in January 2019, leaving his widow, Mayulí Bieri, and son Nakil Akabal Bieri.AMELIA LAU CARLING was born and brought up in Guatemala. Her parents store sold the thread used by many Maya weavers in their extraordinary work. She was, therefore, in constant contact with Maya culture and creators from an early age. She is the author-illustrator of the celebrated books Alfombras de Aserrín(Sawdust Carpets) and La tienda de Mamá y Papá (Mama and Papa Have a Store) — winner of the Américas Award and the Pura Belpré Award for Illustration— and the illustrator of numerous other books. Though she now lives in the United States, she returns to Guatemala frequently.HUGH HAZELTON is a Montreal writer and translator. He has written four books of poetry and translated over twenty works of fiction and poetry from Spanish, French and Portuguese into English. His translation of Vétiver, a book of poems by Joël Des Rosiers, won the Governor Generals Award. He is a professor emeritus of Spanish at Concordia University in Montreal and past co-director of the Banff International Literary Translation Centre. He was awarded the Linda Gaboriau Prize for his work on behalf of literary translation in Canada.PATRICIA ALDANA was born and brought up in Guatemala. She came to Canada as an adult and founded Groundwood Books, of which she was the publisher for thirty-five years. Review An excellent addition to poetry collections for youth, sure to also find fans among adult readers. STARRED REVIEW * School Library Journal *Beautiful imagery ushers readers into a complex conversation. * Kirkus Reviews *Vital and refreshing. * Toronto Star *[A] closely observant and at times mischievous ode to the small moments and details in quotidian life. * Booklist *[T]o be savored and ruminated upon. * CM: Canadian Review of Materials *Lovers of poetry will delight in perusing the pages of this book. * Winnipeg Free Press *The kind of poetry collection that will alter a young reader in the profound way that only fine books can. * Miramichi Reader * Long Description Notable Selling Points: This bilingual (Spanish/English) book will have institutional appeal, especially in the US Humberto Akabal died in 2019, so there may be renewed interest in his work. Akabals poems have not been published in English in recent years, and this is the first time his poems have been collected in a bilingual Spanish/English edition for young readers. Curriculum Connections: Language Grade 4-7, Reading for Meaning: Variety of Texts, Making Inferences/Interpreting Texts; Understanding Form and Style: Text Forms, Elements of Style Social Studies Grades 4-7, Heritage and Identity Review Quote Vital and refreshing. Feature Humberto Akabal is famous worldwide as one of the great contemporary poets in the Spanish language, and one of the greatest Indigenous poets of the Americas. This is the first time Akabals poems have been collected in a bilingual Spanish/English edition for young readers. Akabal created his poems first in Kiche, then translated them into Spanish. The illustrator Amelia Lau Carling has won the Am New Feature Humberto Akabal is famous worldwide as one of the great contemporary poets in the Spanish language, and one of the greatest Indigenous poets of the Americas. This is the first time Akabals poems have been collected in a bilingual Spanish/English edition for young readers. Akabal created his poems first in Kiche, then translated them into Spanish. The illustrator Amelia Lau Carling has won the Am Excerpt from Book Para Description for Sales People Notable Selling Points: This bilingual (Spanish/English) book will have institutional appeal, especially in the US Humberto Akabal died in 2019, so there may be renewed interest in his work. Akabals poems have not been published in English in recent years, and this is the first time his poems have been collected in a bilingual Spanish/English edition for young readers. Curriculum Connections: Language Grade 4-7, Reading for Meaning: Variety of Texts, Making Inferences/Interpreting Texts; Understanding Form and Style: Text Forms, Elements of Style Social Studies Grades 4-7, Heritage and Identity Details ISBN1773064959 Author Patricia Aldana Short Title Aquí Era el paraíso / Here Was Paradise Pages 172 Year 2021 Illustrator Amelia Lau Carling ISBN-10 1773064959 ISBN-13 9781773064956 Format Hardcover Language English Audience Age 9 Publisher Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada Imprint Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada Place of Publication Ontario Country of Publication Canada Translator Hugh Hazelton Publication Date 2021-09-16 UK Release Date 2021-09-16 Edited by Patricia Aldana Alternative 9781773064970 DEWEY 808.8199282 Audience Children / Juvenile AU Release Date 2021-10-11 Subtitle Seleccin de poemas de Humberto Akabal / Selected Poems of Humberto Akabal Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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